{"id":38,"date":"2020-10-23T12:30:20","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T12:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/urinary-valve-device\/?p=38"},"modified":"2020-11-24T03:16:43","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T03:16:43","slug":"update-10-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/urinary-valve-device\/2020\/10\/23\/update-10-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Update 10\/23"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These two weeks, the team has focused on initial design. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our first idea for the valve is to use PyKC, a novel hydrogel. This hydrogel is insoluble in water and biological fluids. DMSO, frequently used for bladder flushing, could be used to degrade PyKC, making for a simple removal process when the device is no longer needed. As this is a novel material, more information is needed to finalize decisions going forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our Second idea is to utilize a metal frame with a coating and a mesh within. The frame would be designed to have a ring of hollow tubes allowing it to expand and contract as needed. It would also be coated in a layer such as silicon dioxide to prevent cell growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the catheter, we are planning to utilize a delivery mechanism similar to the procedure to implant ureteral stents. Via cytoscope, a guidewire is inserted into the urethra, through the bladder, and up the ureter. Once in position, the stent is fed along this wire with a catheter &#8220;pusher,&#8221; until the stent is in the proper position. At this point the guidewire and pusher are removed, leaving the stent behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, the team has set up an initial budget and gaant chart to follow. Subject to change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Budget <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/urinary-valve-device\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2020\/11\/Budget.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/urinary-valve-device\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2020\/11\/Budget.png 624w, https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/urinary-valve-device\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2020\/11\/Budget-300x96.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gantt Chart &#8211; This is the schedule we anticipate to follow for the remaining duration of this project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"92\" src=\"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/urinary-valve-device\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2020\/11\/GanttChart.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/urinary-valve-device\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2020\/11\/GanttChart.jpg 624w, https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/urinary-valve-device\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2020\/11\/GanttChart-300x44.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These two weeks, the team has focused on initial design. Our first idea for the valve is to use PyKC, a novel hydrogel. This hydrogel is insoluble in water and biological fluids. DMSO, frequently used for bladder flushing, could be used to degrade PyKC, making for a simple removal process when the device is no &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/urinary-valve-device\/2020\/10\/23\/update-10-23\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Update 10\/23&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":333,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/urinary-valve-device\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/urinary-valve-device\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/urinary-valve-device\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/urinary-valve-device\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/333"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/urinary-valve-device\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/urinary-valve-device\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/urinary-valve-device\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/urinary-valve-device\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/urinary-valve-device\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}